Which to use
“gebrochene” and “gebrochener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,022
- “gebrochene” frequency rank
- #47,417
- “gebrochener” frequency rank
- 73439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrochene | gebrochener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen |
Where the eye mixes gebrochene and gebrochener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gebrochene runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against gebrochener's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gebrochene with gebrochener
A purely visual mix-up. gebrochene ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənə]) and gebrochener ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gebrochene” sits inside “gebrochener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebrochene is recorded at frequency rank #26,022, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənə]. gebrochener is at rank #47,417, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənɐ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73439, this pair ranks #360,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gebrochene vs gebrochener
Shared letters: bceghnor. Private to "gebrochene": -. Private to "gebrochener": -.
"gebrochene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "gebrochener" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrochene ← egbrochene · gberochene · gebbrochene · geborchene · gebrcohene · gebrocchene · gebrocehne · gebrocheen
- gebrochener ← egbrochener · gberochener · gebbrochener · geborchener · gebrcohener · gebrocchener · gebrocehner · gebrocheenr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gebrochene" and "gebrochener" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gebrochene" or "gebrochener" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrochene" and "gebrochener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrochener vs gebrochenes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #360,379 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.